On this day in 1714 Burmese King Alaungpaya was born. He was one of the most famous rulers in Burmese his ...

On this day in 1714 Burmese King Alaungpaya was born. He was one of the most famous rulers in Burmese history. He is particularly important because he was the founder of the last ruling dynasty of Bur ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the largest Arabian monarchy in the world, was established on this day in 19 ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the largest Arabian monarchy in the world, was established on this day in 1932. The state was established during the rule of King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud. Namely, Abdul Aziz ib ...

Japanese admiral Soemu Toyoda – the last commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy, died on this d ...

Japanese admiral Soemu Toyoda – the last commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy, died on this day in 1957. Imperial Japan's massive navy was formally abolished after World War II and was nev ...

Marshal Ivan Bagramyan, the only Armenian who has ever received a high rank of Marshal of the Soviet Unio ...

Marshal Ivan Bagramyan, the only Armenian who has ever received a high rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union, died on this day in 1982. Hovhannes Baghramyan was his name in the Armenian language (Hovhan ...

On this day in, Hu Jintao became the new Chinese leader. The previous Chinese president Jiang Zemin resig ...

On this day in, Hu Jintao became the new Chinese leader. The previous Chinese president Jiang Zemin resigned as the Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China. Hu Jint ...

The Maronite Lebanese President Bashir Gemayel was assassinated on this day in 1982, when a bomb exploded ...

The Maronite Lebanese President Bashir Gemayel was assassinated on this day in 1982, when a bomb exploded in Beirut. He was killed just three weeks after he had been elected president, before even tak ...

On this day in 1229, Ögedei Khan, Genghis Khan’s son, was proclaimed the Great Khan of the Mongols. Ögede ...

On this day in 1229, Ögedei Khan, Genghis Khan’s son, was proclaimed the Great Khan of the Mongols. Ögedei Khan wasn’t Genghis Khan's oldest son (he was his third). But, it seems that Genghis Khan wan ...

Russia tested the biggest non-nuclear bomb in world history on this day. Its nickname was "Father of all ...

Russia tested the biggest non-nuclear bomb in world history on this day. Its nickname was "Father of all bombs", an allusion to the famous U.S. bomb which had been known as the strongest bomb, nicknam ...